George William Hungerford, (born January 2, 1944) is a

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lawyer and retired rower. He won the only gold medal for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in

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s with Roger Jackson. The same year they were awarded the

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. Hungerford was supposed to compete at the 1964 Olympics in the eights, but had to withdraw due to a bout of

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and was replaced by

Wayne Pretty Donald WaynneI am his niece. His name constantly gets spelled wrong. Pretty (born June 11, 1936) is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, w ...

. This replacement left a vacancy in the Canadian coxless pair, which was filled up by Hungerford. Jackson and Hungerford had their first competitive race together at the Olympics, yet they won the gold medal in a close contest with the Dutch duo. Hungerford attended High School at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island where he learned to row,George Hungerford
UBC LAW Alumni Magazine. Spring 2007. p. 19 after high school he went on to receive a

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degree in 1965 and a

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degree in 1968 both from the

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. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1969. As of 2013, he worked as a corporate attorney at his own firm, the George W. Hungerford Law Corporation, and was also involved in sports administration. Hungerford was inducted into Canada's Sports (1964), British Columbia Sports (1966), the Canadian Olympic (1971), and the University of British Columbia Sports (1994) Halls of Fame. In 1984, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2013 was appointed to the Order of British Columbia. His niece,

Rebecca Marino Rebecca Catherine Marino (born December 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. On 11 July 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38. Marino was awarded ''Female Player of the Year'' by Tennis Canada two times, in 2010 ...

, is a professional tennis player and was ranked as high as No. 38 in the world in July 2011.

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Dark horse champions – 1964 Tokyo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hungerford, George 1944 births Living people Lawyers in British Columbia Lou Marsh Trophy winners Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Members of the Order of British Columbia Officers of the Order of Canada Rowers from Vancouver Canadian male rowers Olympic medalists in rowing University of British Columbia alumni Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni Shawnigan Lake School alumni